Kikuchi Kan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1954) award
Kenzō Nakajima
なかじま けんぞう
Nakajima Kenzō
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1903-02-21 （Kojimachi, Tokyo）
- Died
- 1979-06-11 （Nakano, Tokyo） age 76
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese, French
Career
- Occupations
- French literature scholar, Literary critic, University lecturer
- Active Years
- 1928-1979
- Memberships
- Japan Writers' Association, Japan Writers' Union, Japan Comparative Literature Association
- Influenced By
- Paul Valéry, Charles Baudelaire, Henrik Ibsen
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matsumoto High School (Old System) | Group B, Humanities | — | — | 1921-1925 | Japan |
| Tokyo Imperial University | Faculty of Letters | Department of French Literature | — | 1925-1928 | Japan |
Matsumoto High School (Old System)
Group B, Humanities
Period:
1921-1925
Year of Graduation:
1925
Country:
Japan
Tokyo Imperial University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of French Literature
Period:
1925-1928
Year of Graduation:
1928
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Bungeishunjū | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Noma Literary Prize | Memoirs of Literature | — | Noma Cultural Foundation | 受賞 |
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1954
Organization:
Bungeishunjū
Result:
受賞
Noma Literary Prize
1977
Work:
Memoirs of Literature
Organization:
Noma Cultural Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Noma Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (1977) award
Works
Major Works
Skepticism and Symbolism
1934 Literary CriticismSelf-Portrait
1966 AutobiographyHealth
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Lung cancer1979Died after battling with cancer
Legacy
He was active in introducing French literature, copyright protection, and postwar peace movement.
Academic Societies
- Japan Comparative Literature Association
Trivia
- He was a world-renowned collector of Chinese stamps.